Bob Ansari, Senior Sales Director, North America - Sage
Software
With over 25 years in the Software Industry, Bob has held
positions as a direct Account Executive, Regional Sales
Manager and National Sales Manager for companies including
Lawson Software, PeopleSoft and Pivotal Corporation. Bob
joined Sage Software 4 years ago to manage the MAS500 sales
organization in North America. Sage Software sells all MAS
products through a Partner Channel. Bob holds a BS Degree
in Business/Economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
David
Cardwell-Manager, US Distribution Channel Sales - Lexmark
David
has been Manager of US Distribution Channels for Lexmark
since May 1999 and is responsible for all distribution channel
sales efforts across the US. Prior to his role at Lexmark,
David worked for 19 years at 3M Corporation, where he had
national responsibility for the distributor, reseller and
end-user accounts. David holds a Master's degree in Executive
Development from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Blaine
Raddon, Western Region Channel Sales Director - Juniper
A
highly experienced channel executive, Blaine recently joined
Juniper after working for over 20 years at IBM. His 13 years
of channel experience include operational as well as strategic
leadership roles. Blaine also has 7 years experience as
a client sales executive covering a range of industries
including Finance, Communications, Education, Government,
Manufacturing, and Financial Services. Blaine has an Executive
MBA from Pepperdine University and a BS in marketing from
the University of Utah.
Margaret
Valentine, Partner Enablement Director - Microsoft
Margaret brings over twenty years of successful experience
in the software industry to this new role at Microsoft.
She joined Microsoft five years ago and has spent much of
that time managing both direct and indirect sales teams
in Boston and Southern California. Margaret joined Microsoft
from Groove Networks, where she was Director of Alliances.
Prior to that, Margaret spent ten years at IBM and Lotus
Development in a variety of senior management, sales and
channel roles. Margaret began her career at Ingram Micro.
Margaret holds a BA degree from Canisius College in Buffalo,
NY.
Speaker
to be announced - IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) operates
as an information technology company worldwide. Major areas
of business include Global Services, Systems and Technology,
Software, Global Financing and Enterprise Investments. Founded
in 1910, IBM is based in Armonk, New York.
Carol
Kurimsky, VP Marketing, North America - Ingram Micro
Carol joined Ingram Micro in January 2006 and brought with
her nearly 20 years of progressive marketing leadership experience.
Prior to joining Ingram Micro, she served for seven years
as Senior Vice President, Marketing for Sage Software. Prior
to her role at Sage Software, Kurimsky held marketing leadership
positions with some of the world's top marketing-driven companies,
including Procter & Gamble, Pizza Hut and Quaker Oats.
Kurimsky received her MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg Graduate
School of Management and her Bachelor's of Science in marketing
from Indiana University.
